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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 186, 4 July 1884, Page 3

Tenders for alteration to a building m Main-street close at Mr West's office tomorrow at noon. ■ ; Messrs Steven and Gorton's next stock sale will take place at the Borough Yards on Tuesday at I o'clock. Mr Macarthur makes his final address, to. the electors this evening at Awahuri. He has had a pretty heavy week of it. Signor Otto Hug, the clever medical clairvoyant, fcill visit PalinersUn about the 21st inst, travelling overland from Napier. Mr H. Graff, who is now m Feilding, cut himself m the foot with an axe. on Wednesday. He will be incapacitated from work for some time. , Pastor Gaustad announces an address on Sunday afternoon m the Town Hall, fhe subjects to be as stated m advertisement. A very interesting address may be /anticipated. A post office is to be opened at Beacons-' field if a guarantee of £10 is given by the settlers for the first year. This boon has been obtained mainly through the instrumentality of Mr John Stevens. ■■ A number of Mr James Laird's whole* sale catalogues have been sent to this office for distribution, and we will be glad to supply people on application. By a few joining together they can get first class trees at a very low, price. Mr Laird has nothiug but good varieties and they are all olean and healthy. Purchasers m this way also effect a saving m freight. The Australian Eleven won the match at Sheffield against the Players of England by six wickets. The home team made 134 m their second innings, and the Colonials scored the required number of runs, viz., 175, with the loss of four wickets. From the Star we learn that Mr Perry's shipment of butter to Sydney turned out a highly satisfactory spec. The expense, including the freight froni Feilding station to putting the article into the market at Sydney, did not exceed l£d per pound, while the butter which was salted, found a ready «ale at Is Id per pound,. . Mr Donald Fraer, one of the candidates for the Manawatu seat, will address tho electors as under: — Palmerston,. Monday, 7th July ; Feilding, Tuesday ; Halcombe, Wednesday ; Ashurst, . Thursday ; Karere, Friday ; Awahuri, Saturday. We are sorry to hear of the death, at Eastown, of Mrs Gerusehkot, eldest daughter of Mr B. Feasey, the wellknown driver on the railway line. Deceased had only been married abont six months, and much sympathy will be felt for her husband and for the parentß, who are much respected. : Mr Gottle, dentist, will next visit Pahneraton on Tuesday. Last evening's electioneering meeting (says the Wanganui Herald) was one 6f the quietest which has been held m Wanganui* Thero were a few noisy individuals, one' of whom caused a good deal of laughter by his interjections, during the delivery of the speech. One of the audience had provided a dead rat for his own amusement, and .at intervals this was seen flying through the air, and now and again one or other of the questipnera reoeivcd the benefit/

An entertainment consisting of readings and vocal music will, we believe, take place m the Wesleyan school-room on Tuesday evening next. The Rev. Mr Bunn gives the readings, and will be assisted ;n the musical portiou of the programme by various well known lady and gentleman amateurs. Tho furds are to go towards defraying the cost of additions intended to bo mado to the school-house. . An account of Mr Hamilton's new shop m the Square will appear to-morrow. Wfi have been requested to remind footballers who intend taking part m to-morrow's match to meet at Fenton's corner at 12.30. The Native , Minister addressed a large meeting st Waverley last night and was well received. Several rumours are afloat to-day about Mr D. Fraser being asked to withdraw to make room for ' another candidate. We are assured Mr D. Fraser will not withdraw under any circumstances. The Victorian Legislative Assembly has adopted the resolutions of the Sydney Convention. It is still believed that the disease prevalent m a suburb of Melbourne is actually small-pox, though the doctors cannot agree m the matter. ' We are requested to state that the defendant m the case Fraser Bros. v. Gillespie heard at Palmecston on Thursday, is not our late constable, nor any relation of his. . The Victorian Postmaster General has ordered the detention of letters to the promoter of a Duttedin sweep on the Melbourne Cup.